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Meanings of legal position in English

Role/position of a person working within a legal system.

Usage of legal position in English
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The vulnerability of surrogates is partly rooted in their delicate legal position.
The Guardian
2
Let us examine first the psychological and legal position of the criminal.
The Idiot
3
Yes, of course I understand that this might invalidate the legal position.
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
4
What is the legal position of the owners of those human remains?
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
5
Despite various changes, the strict legal position remains that the appropriate minister decides.
The Irish Times
6
The Boston-based company said it is confident in its legal position.
Reuters
7
His spokesman said: We are very comfortable with our legal position.
The Guardian
8
The McCanns' legal position and public profile has been worsening for some months.
The Guardian
9
We were simply clarifying the legal position, no more than that.
The Guardian
10
It merely reflects the existing legal position as it now stands.
The Irish Times
11
Afterwards appointed to a legal position in connection with the London Custom house.
The Felon's Track / History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland...
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But whether Toder's legal position has any legal legs is uncertain.
Wired
13
I at least am not disposed to be careless about her legal position.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
14
What could now make all the difference is a shift in the legal position.
The Guardian
15
Twitter has adopted the legal position that it has no ownership of individual tweets.
Reuters
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Max's innocence is framed as a legal position, not verity.
Saving max
This collocation consists of:
Legal position through the time
Legal position across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common